PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Masques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lyons
vs
Masques

180 cm
20
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ace Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Masques !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masques misses with a hook.
Lyons scores with a sloppy right hand. Masques should have avoided that one.
Masques takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Masques takes one to the side of the head.
Masques throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masques works the jab nicely.
Lyons bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Masques 's head.
Lyons throws a predictable looking body shot
and Masques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lyons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masques is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A decent looking cross lands there for Masques .
Masques tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyons was well out of range. Poor timing from Masques .
Masques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lyons throws a hook but Masques avoids it easily.
Lyons moves out of range as Masques strikes.
Lyons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masques throws out the jab.
Lyons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masques takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Masques displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lyons throws out the jab.
Lyons connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Masques misses the target.
Masques paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lyons looks to score with a jab to the body but Masques is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masques .
Lyons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masques fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lyons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andre Masques is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lyons throws a sloppy body shot
and Lyons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masques lands a glancing blow to the side of Lyons's head.
Masques throws the left hand but Lyons avoids the punch easily.
Lyons moves away from the strike by Masques .
Nice body punch from Lyons.
A shot to the liver by Masques . Beautiful body shot.
Lyons ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Lyons looks to land a combination but Masques avoids it well.
Masques ducks under a wild hook from Lyons.
Lyons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masques is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Masques scores with a hook to the body. Lyons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left lands for Masques .
Masques scores with a one two! Lyons had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Masques scores with a nice right hand.
Lyons paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lyons defending well as Masques loads up on a big left hand.
Lyons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lyons closes the distance and clinches up with Masques , looking for a takedown. Lyons pushes Masques against the cage but Masques circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lyons lands a head shot.
Masques might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Masques ducks right into an uppercut from Lyons.
Lyons misses with a body shot.
Masques comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lyons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Masques stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lyons throws an overhand right that lands on Masques 's shoulder, as Masques tries to avoid the shot.
Lyons scores with a one two! Masques had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lyons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Masques scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lyons in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masques throws a jab but it's blocked by Lyons.
Masques is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Lyons misses.
Lyons ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Masques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyons lands with a hook. Masques tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masques gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Masques is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lyons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lyons duly obliges.
Lyons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masques .
Lyons is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lyons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masques on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lyons goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lyons misses with a hook. Masques ducked under it nicely.
Masques throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lyons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lyons throws a lazy right hand but Masques sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lyons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Masques misses with a shot to the body
and Lyons counters with a one-two to the body.
Lyons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lyons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andre Masques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masques missing with a left hand there. Lyons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masques falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lyons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lyons throws out a loose jab but Masques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Masques .
Masques pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons walks into a stiff left hand from Masques .
Masques looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyons is just out of range.
Lyons is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lyons tries to move into range but Masques moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lyons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Masques scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Masques swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lyons lands a nice shot that snaps Masques 's head back.
Lyons misses with a wild body shot.
Lyons throws a body punch but Masques moves out of range.
Masques throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lyons.
Masques tries to clinch there but Lyons circles away.
A shot to the liver by Masques . Beautiful body shot.
Lyons thows a body shot but no joy.
Masques throws a series of punches but Lyons moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyons misses with a straight right.
Lyons shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masques as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Lyons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lyons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lyons just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andre Masques will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Masques slips a straight right by Lyons.
Lyons misses with a straight right.
Lyons misses with a double jab.
Masques getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Masques misses the target.
Masques defending well as Lyons loads up on a big left hand.
Lyons gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Masques slips a jab from Lyons.
Masques is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lyons misses with a hook.
Lyons shoots in but Masques avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Masques .
Lyons misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Masques .
Masques looks to throw the jab but Lyons is out of range.
Lyons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masques .

Masques rushes Lyons and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lyons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masques misses with a hook.
Lyons lands with a hook. Masques tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masques pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons misses with a double jab
and Masques counters with a right hand to the body.
Masques throws a body punch but Lyons moves out of range.
Masques tries to clinch but Lyons moves out of range.
Masques tries to clinch
and Lyons counters with a nice uppercut.
Masques is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lyons.
Lyons lands a jab to the head.
Masques has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Masques scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lyons in his tracks.
Masques throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lyons sizes up Masques with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Masques shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masques throws a body punch but Lyons moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Lyons.
Lyons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Masques lands a body shot.
Lyons misses with a straight left.
Masques stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lyons jabs Masques right on the nose. Masques blinks but takes it well.
Lyons looks to score with a jab to the body but Masques is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lyons cracks a nice hook into Masques 's ribs.
Lyons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andre Masques seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masques smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masques scores with a hook to the body. Lyons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lyons connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lyons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masques moves away.
Lyons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masques .
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masques fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lyons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lyons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masques defending well as Lyons loads up on a big left hand.
Lyons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Masques throws a shot to the body.
Masques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lyons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lyons on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Masques thows a body shot but no joy.
Masques looks to throw the jab but Lyons is out of range.
Lyons paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masques looks to land a right hand but Lyons moved out of range.
Lyons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Masques changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Masques . Beautiful body shot.
Masques comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lyons slips under a jab from Masques .
Masques misses with a double jab.
Masques connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Masques .
Donk. Masques catches Lyons right on the button with a cross.
Masques thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Masques .
Masques has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lyons throws a hook but Masques avoids it easily.
Masques thows a body shot but no joy.
Masques misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyons.
Lyons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lyons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Masques misses.
Lyons shoots for a double leg takedown but Masques sprawls well. He's pushed Lyons's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Lyons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyons sizes up Masques with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons throws a series of punches but Masques moves out of range.
Lyons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Masques scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Masques , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lyons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lyons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Masques .
Masques misses with a hook. Lyons ducked under it nicely.
Lyons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masques .
Lyons ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Lyons connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masques momentarily.

Masques instigates a clinch.
Masques working aggressively here.
Masques manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Lyons manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Masques does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Masques .
Masques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Masques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lyons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lyons lands with an uppercut that bounces Masques off the cage and back into rage.
Masques throws a looping overhand right but Lyons ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lyons, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Lyons.
Lyons fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lyons looks to score with a jab to the body but Masques is just out of range.
Lyons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lyons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masques stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Masques connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lyons's hands.
Masques scores with a body shot.
Masques dips to his left and cracks Lyons with an uppercut!
A combination from Lyons does no damage.
Lyons walks into a straight right hand from Masques .
Some wild striking there from Masques .
Lyons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Masques .
Masques misses with a straight right.
Masques wants to clinch but Lyons slips to the side
and Lyons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lyons throws an overhand right that lands on Masques 's shoulder, as Masques tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons connects with a jab.
Masques takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masques takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Masques loads up on a big right hand but Lyons slips the punch.
A big right from Lyons misses.
Lyons misses with an uppercut.
Lyons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masques .
Masques darts in trying to clinch
and Lyons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lyons looks to land a right hand but Masques moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masques throws an overhand right that lands on Lyons's shoulder, as Lyons tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Lyons.
Masques throws a jab when Lyons was well out of range.
Lyons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A left lands for Lyons.
Masques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masques is looking to clinch but Lyons is avoiding it.
Good exchange - Lyons coming out on top.
Masques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masques looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyons is just out of range.
Lyons keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lyons misses with the combination.
Masques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyons manages to avoid it.
Masques throws a hook but Lyons blocks it.
Masques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masques ducks under a wild hook from Lyons.
Lyons throws a nice looking combination but Masques bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masques throws a series of punches but Lyons avoids them all with ease.
Masques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lyons takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lyons lands an overhand right.
Lyons shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masques moves in looking to clinch but Lyons pushes him off.
Masques misses with a looping right.
Lyons connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lyons misses with a straight right.
Lyons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masques .
Masques scores with a jab to the head.
Masques swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masques is looking to clinch.
Lyons misses with a two punch combination.
Masques throws a big shot that misses.
Lyons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masques looks to land a right hand but Lyons moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lyons misses the target.
Masques pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masques throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lyons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masques .
Lyons lands a slapping body shot.
Lyons dives in and grabs Masques 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masques pushes down on Lyons's head and hops out.
Lyons misses with a hook to the body
and Masques counters with a stiff right hand.
Masques lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masques uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lyons misses with a straight left.
Lyons connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masques 's hands.
Lyons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masques .
Masques blocks a jab.
Lyons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lyons tries to bum rush Masques with a series of wild strikes but Masques uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lyons missing with a left hand there. Masques was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lyons missing with a left hand there. Masques was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Masques .
Masques throws a looping overhand right but Lyons ducks down to avoid it.
Lyons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masques jabs Lyons right on the nose. Lyons blinks but takes it well.
Lyons throws a right hand that Masques ducks under and follows up with a left that Masques also avoids with ease.
Masques throws a hook but Lyons blocks it.
Masques is looking to clinch.
Ace Lyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre Masques is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lyons throws out a loose jab but Masques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masques throws a body punch but Lyons moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ace Lyons.
Well Masques has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Masques !